Safehold (SAFE) reported $97.68 million in revenue for the quarter ended March 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.8%. EPS of $0.44 for the same period compares to $0.43 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +1.94% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $95.82 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.43, the EPS surprise was +2.33%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Safehold performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Operating lease income: $21.38 million compared to the $20.68 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of +1.8% year over year.
- Other income: $4.30 million compared to the $4.93 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -35.2% year over year.
- Interest income from sales-type leases: $69.66 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $69.35 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +10.2%.
- Interest income - related party: $2.33 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $2.40 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of -1%.
- Net income (Loss) per share- Diluted: $0.41 versus $0.43 estimated by five analysts on average.
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Shares of Safehold have returned -6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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